Deborah DiGilio, MPH Director, Office on Aging American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-6135 (202) 336-6040 FAX DDiGilio@apa.org http://www.apa.org/pi/aging
National Conference on Undergraduate Education in Psychology: Blueprint for the Discipline's Future
CALL FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
The National Conference on Undergraduate Education in Psychology will be held on the beautiful campus of University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington from Sunday, June 22 to Friday, June 27, 2008. The goal of the conference is to examine critical issues and concerns in undergraduate education and the important changes that have occurred since our last conference on undergraduate education in June 1991.
The American Psychological Association's Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) Steering Committee for the National Conference invites applications for participants. Most expenses for the conference will be covered by the University of Puget Sound, APA, and other sources. We will cover all room costs, most food expenses, and local transportation to and from the airport. We hope that each participant's institution will pay travel costs, but limited funding is available to assist participants who cannot cover their own travel costs. We encourage applications from the wide range of institutions that offer undergraduate education or provide linkages to undergraduate education, such as high schools, graduate and professional schools, and employers.
Applicants are invited to complete the application process on-line at
http://www.apa.org/ed where you will find a place to describe your background or interests in undergraduate psychology, including high school and post-graduate linkages, your preferences for a topic of special interest to you, and other relevant information. We are planning for approximately 64 participants (plus consultants) who represent the diversity in undergraduate education.
All applications must be received by November 15, 2007. If you have any questions about the National Conference on Undergraduate Psychology or the application process, please contact Martha Boenau (MBoenau@apa.org), Education Directorate, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.
